The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 340 Bait and Decoy

"Catch Wei Tao alive! Capture Wei Tao alive!"

Not long after, there will be bursts of loud shouts coming from all directions, and the sound waves will be louder and louder, and at a glance, you will find Liu Bei's army appearing in all directions.

"Where did Liu Bei come from so many people?"

Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, the battle has been up to now, how many people between the two sides have already understood, Guan Yu and others led the army, the total number of them has accounted for more than half of Liu Bei's army, it is impossible for Liu Bei's army to be there at this time Enough manpower is needed to surround Wei Tao.

It can even be said that if Liu Bei really mobilized such an army, then he can just confront Wei Tao head-on, why bother to get these.

After all, no matter how strong Wei Tao is, he is really not the opponent of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong.

"Hehe...so that's the case. No wonder I said that taking Liu Bei is one of the princes anyway, how could he be defeated by our army so easily."

But at this time Zhou Yu let out a laugh, obviously seeing the truth of the other party, and said directly on this point.

"These should not be regarded as elite soldiers, or in other words, except for those led by Guan Yu, everyone else should just be forcibly captured to make up the number. I am afraid that this will make Wuxi barbarians and Changsha people uneasy. It is a waste of Liu Xuande's benevolence and righteousness. In fact, It’s really just that.”

Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao also understood, just looking at the flustered expressions of those soldiers, they don't look like elite soldiers.

Obviously, these guys are just as they said, they are just temporary guys, and they are really not very powerful people.

"Hmph! So what? Since our army can guarantee their lives and defeat our army, isn't that nothing? Under the combination of internal and external attacks, General Wei will be defeated here for the first time!"

Facing Zhou Yu's words, neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Fei could answer, and only Ma Chao spoke directly.

"As long as I can defeat you, my lord will definitely rule the world, help the Han Dynasty, and reappear the heroism of the Han Dynasty. When the time comes, the world will be happy and the people will live in peace. This is exactly what we want to achieve!"

I have to say that after going through many things, Ma Chao has also become a bit slicker.

However, what Ma Chao said was true. Although Liu Bei sent out all the top generals, there are also many other generals under his command. In addition to his own command, he gradually came to oppress Wei Tao. The outermost soldiers I can't resist it anymore.

After all, Liu Bei's move can be regarded as a surprise attack. Under the enemy's front and back, many soldiers panicked, and when they were attacked, they did not counterattack subconsciously at all, but retreated.

When one person retreats, the others will follow suit. Such a vicious circle immediately causes others to gradually retreat.

This is the result of the raid.

"Zhuge Kongming is indeed Zhuge Kongming. My lord, if I want to keep these people, I am afraid that my lord is in danger. If my lord goes ahead, I will lead my army to stop them."

Wei Tao, who really knew Zhou Yu's plan, just nodded after a little hesitation.

"Okay! Be careful, even if you have an army, it is not as important as Gongjin. If something goes wrong, Gongjin will retreat immediately! Zilong, you are protecting Gongjin, don't let him have an accident."

"promise!"

After Wei Tao finished his orders, he reined in his horse and led the troops away.

Although Liu Bei was also surrounded on all sides, with Liu Bei's strength and the general as the bait, it is naturally impossible to arrange the surroundings in an airtight manner. Wei Tao leads the charge, and it is not difficult to charge out.

However, Wei Tao is not the kind of person who patronizes himself to escape. After killing a passage, Wei Tao leads the army to garrison here. After coming out of the middle, Wei Tao led the army and retreated slowly.

"My lord, this time Zhuge Liang is the first to beat us with a trick. Fortunately, if this damage can be exchanged for the four Jingnan counties, it is still hopeful."

At this time, Zhou Yu didn't care about the blood stains all over his body, and immediately told Wei Tao after leading the people out.

"It is already impossible to completely destroy Liu Bei, but please lead the army to accompany you, so that they will not retreat easily."

"it is good!"

Wei Tao nodded slightly, just to order his troops. Although Wei Tao's men were seriously injured at this time, it was not a problem to find thousands of soldiers. In addition, Wei Tao did not intend to attack Liu Bei this time, but to delay other troops. action, so everything is going well.

Under such circumstances, Liu Bei did not return to Changsha until the second half of the night.

However, although he is tired, Liu Bei has gained a lot. Although Wei Tao is prepared, it is impossible to be the first to evacuate a lot of food and grass, so adding this time to kill Wei Tao's soldiers, really After all, Liu Bei defeated Wei Tao.

On the way back to the city, Liu Bei was also quite excited, frequently speaking to Zhuge Liang.

"Thanks to Kong Ming this time, although this plan is dangerous, the rewards are not small."

"My lord, even though Wei Tao is defeated, his strength still exists. My lord should not be underestimated. After the rest, my lord should quickly seize Jiangling and Xiangyang, and then immediately send people to join forces with Sun Quan and form an alliance with him. In this way, we can achieve success in the south." The situation in the north, only in this way, can the world be divided into four parts. Then when there is a change in the north, the lord will attack from two directions, so that the long-cherished wish in the lord's heart will be fulfilled!"

In fact, Zhuge Liang felt a little uneasy in his heart, but Zhuge Liang only said so to Liu Bei.

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei agreed in his heart. Going up the Northern Expedition, helping the Han Dynasty, and rebuilding the glorious Han Dynasty is what Liu Bei wanted.

"The general is back, open the city quickly!"

Just as Liu Bei was thinking secretly, he had already arrived at Changsha, but this time Changsha City did not open the city to greet him in advance, but closed the city gates tightly, as if they didn't know Liu Bei was back.

Liu Bei couldn't help frowning slightly, not because he had any doubts, but because he was a little annoyed.

Although I brought out most of the soldiers, there were also guards and soldiers left in the city. How could no one come?
"Hahahaha... I don't know who you are calling? It's a pity that no matter who you are calling, I'm afraid he won't be able to respond to you anymore!"

Just when Liu Bei was feeling angry, he heard a burst of laughter. In the laughter, all the flags on the city head fell, and then a strong man appeared on the city wall, stepping on the city wall, like a Like a bandit leader, he looked down from a high position and said mockingly.

"Liu Bei, I have been waiting for you for a long time! I am Gan Ning, the navy general under the command of the General, and I have come to collect the four cities of Changsha, Lingjun, Guiyang, and Wuling under the command of the General. Cooperate, call out all the troops in the city, and hand over the city, thank you for this! Hahahaha..."

Amidst Gan Ning's loud laughter, the soldiers at the side stepped forward and shot down the arrows in their hands without any orders, and the arrows could be seen raining down immediately.

Faced with such a situation, even Liu Bei had to lead the army back, not daring to face him directly, until the whole army retreated for a mile before avoiding the rain of arrows.

At this time, if you want to enter the city, the only way is to attack the city, but it is only for attacking the camp, and there is no siege equipment, so how can people attack the camp?
Liu Bei's army, who had returned to the city in high spirits, seemed to be beaten by frost at this time. It can be said to be very depressed, and the high morale plummeted.
"Damn it! Where did he get the reinforcements from? These days, Wei Tao's camp has long been stared at by our army. It is absolutely impossible to ambush so many troops! As for ambush in the wild to avoid our army's prying eyes, So where do they get so much food from?"

Liu Bei was very angry, and rarely yelled at his subordinates.

It's not that Liu Bei's character is lacking, it's just that not long ago he was still thinking about how he could win, but in the blink of an eye the situation has changed drastically. If it wasn't for Liu Bei's good character, he might have been so angry that he vomited blood.

"My lord, just now that general claimed to be the commander of the navy. I'm afraid he came from the water. Of course, if it's just that, then he can't escape our army's surveillance. I'm afraid he came around the sea. The only way is to come from the sea. Come on, with the strength of our army, it will be silent and undetectable."

Zhuge Liang said with a bitter face, but the more he talked, the more bitter he became, and the strength between the two parties was already very obvious.

"Unexpectedly, Zhou Gongjin would be so decisive that day. Not only did he use his own camp as bait, but he even used himself and Wei Tao as bait. But our army didn't know that, although it broke through his camp in one fell swoop, it was actually true. As far as the result is concerned, it is nothing more than picking sesame seeds and losing watermelon."

"Damn it! That Wei Tao is so cunning! Although our army broke his camp, it was only a small victory, and at most we lost food and grass, but he captured my Changsha..."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei paused slightly, but remembered Gan Ning's words, and hurriedly asked about it.

"Since Wei Tao may want to take away the four Jingnan counties, can Ling County, Guiyang, and Wuling be protected?"

"My lord, since Changsha has fallen into the hands of the other party, then the lord's seal will definitely be taken away by him. In this way, with that seal, as long as he uses the method of defrauding the city, I am afraid that the other three counties will be killed." It will also fall into his hands one after another. My lord, I have already lost this time."

Although Zhuge Liang was unwilling to do so, he finally settled his mood and spoke bluntly.

"But now, it is also a way to unite with Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Although their two armies are also fighting, they will definitely come together when they see Wei Tao taking the four counties in Jingnan. At that time, Wei Tao will definitely have no time to take care of our army. As long as you can seize the opportunity, you can do something without doing anything!"

"This……"

Liu Bei also hesitated for a while, after all, even though he said so, who can know what the final result will be?

In any case, Liu Bei retreated temporarily. After capturing the four counties in southern Jing, Wei Tao almost captured half of Jingzhou, and his strength rose unprecedentedly.

(End of this chapter)